New Caledonia Environment - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Environment - current issues

preservation of coral reefs; prevention of invasive species; limiting erosion caused by nickel mining and forest fires

Climate

tropical; modified by southeast trade winds; hot, humid

Land use

agricultural land: 10.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 0.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 0.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 9.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 45.9% (2018 est.)

other: 43.7% (2018 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 72.7% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 1.72% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Air pollutants

carbon dioxide emissions: 5.33 megatons (2016 est.)

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually: 108,157 tons (2016 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding New Caledonia on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of New Caledonia 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about New Caledonia 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.